The Direction of the Wind

by Mansi Shah

One of life’s greatest cruelties was that those who were innocent suffered more than those who inflicted the harm.

“Everything looks romantic in the moonlight, but the sun always rises the next day.”

The direction of the wind cannot be changed, but we can change the direction of our sails.

She had felt trapped in her life in India, but now she was learning a new form of being trapped and wondered if people were always trapped by something, no matter what they did or where they were.

“that is a genuine pain. Realizing you are not enough for someone after you have revealed your true self to that person.

Children highlighted every trait you lacked. And if you were not meant to be a parent, they stole your spirit in a way you could never get back.

It is a parent’s job to protect,” Naresh Uncle says. “In some cases, yes. But if you protect too much, the child never learns to grow up and develop any resiliency.

She tried to follow her dreams while leaving her heart with you in India. A dream without heart is nothing at all.